After having lived without hot running water on and off for four years or so, I am convinced that it is life's greatest luxury, with a washing machine coming a close second. It transforms a life of labor to a life of comfort. When I think about all that is involved in getting water on demand, much less hot water on demand, the fact that it is possible to have at all is a small miracle.

Our first experience with hot running water in our own little house? Pure magic.

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Couldn't agree more. The first time I washed dishes with hot water from a tap after six months of camping was truly magical. It's the little (or actually really big) things, isn't it? And the fact that you did it yourselves must make it exponentially more magical.